POLICE were last night hunting masked raiders who apologised to a shop assistant they robbed at gunpoint....

POLICE were last night hunting masked raiders who apologised to a shop assistant they robbed at gunpoint.

The gang grabbed #500 in cash, a mobile phone and scratchcards in the raid at Carter News in Bedworth.

But before they left their terrified victim, one of the raiders, who is described as having a ?baby face?, turned back.

?Sorry about all this,? he said before walking out of the shop.

A Warwickshire Police spokesman said: ?This is a serious incident which has left the female victim feeling particularly shaken and distressed. She was put through a terrifying ordeal.?

Officers said one of the raiders wore a black balaclava with slots for the eyes and mouth, and was holding an object which could have been a laser pen. He was described as white, aged 15 to 17, about 5ft 2in tall and was chubby.

The ?baby-faced? attacker who made the apology was white, of slim build, 5ft 4in tall and aged about 17. He was wearing dark clothing and wore square- shaped spectacles underneath a dark balaclava.

The third member of the gang, who pointed a black handgun at the shopworker, was white, 5ft 11in, of slim build, and aged 18 to 19. He was also masked and wearing dark clothing.